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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
MINSK, July 23 (Xinhua) — The project "Protection of Belarus Forests: A Comprehensive Initiative for Local-Level Fire Preparedness, Prevention and Response" was launched in Minsk on Wednesday. This is the first project under the Global Development Initiative, supported by the Chinese government's Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, in Belarus. The financial assistance will amount to 2 million U.S. dollars.
The project is financed by the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation and is being implemented jointly with the United Nations Development Programme /UNDP/ and the Ministry of Forestry of Belarus. It envisages equipping Belarusian forestry enterprises and fire departments with the latest fire-fighting equipment and machinery, increasing the effectiveness of early warning and rapid response to forest fires, and reducing the threat of natural disasters to natural resources, life and property of citizens.
During the ceremony, the Minister of Forestry of Belarus Alexander Kulik expressed sincere gratitude to the Government of China and UNDP for their support and cooperation. He noted that global climate change creates serious challenges in the field of forest fire protection, and for Belarus, where forests cover more than 40 percent of the country's territory, this issue is of particular importance. He noted that the project of the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation will strengthen the material and technical base of the forestry of Belarus in the field of fire prevention.
During the event, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan noted that since its establishment in 2015, the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund has managed to significantly improve the well-being of people, strengthen the potential of recipient countries and make a significant contribution to the implementation of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development until 2030. "I am confident that this project will become a new model of cooperation between China and Belarus in the joint implementation of the Global Development Initiative, giving new impetus to the friendship between the two countries and practical cooperation in various fields," Zhang Wenchuan said.
In turn, UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Liu Renfei noted that the program welcomes the Global Development Initiative put forward by China as a contribution to accelerating the achievement of sustainable development goals by developing countries. The initiative reflects a commitment to multilateral cooperation under the auspices of the UN and South-South cooperation, and the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund turns these commitments into concrete results, helping developing countries implement projects in practice. This provides unique opportunities to strengthen global partnership and improve people's lives. “UNDP cooperates with all member countries, including China, following the principles of international development, strengthening the multilateral framework and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs,” Liu Renfei summarized. -0-
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